NordForsk Joins G7 Initiative to Fund International Quantum Technology Research Projects
Insider Brief NordForsk has joined a new international research initiative with G7 funding agencies to support collaborative quantum technology research, committing funding for Nordic participation in up to 12 international projects spanning quantum computing, communications, sensing, materials and post-quantum cryptography. The call for proposals, announced July 27, is being coordinated by the Natural Sciences and […]
Vietnam Hosts International Quantum Hackathon Focused on Real-World Applications
Insider Brief The finals of the 2026 Quantum Computing for Social Good International Hackathon opened on July 24 in Gia Lai province, bringing together 27 finalist teams comprising nearly 100 contestants from a pool of more than 500 applications submitted by participants from 30 countries and territories, Vietnam Investment Review reported. The event is organised […]
The City Quantum & AI Summit to Examine How Industries Can Work Together as Quantum Computing and AI Advance
Insider Brief Building on its 6-year tradition where visionary science meets real-world solutions, the 2026 The City Quantum & AI Summit will bring together military leaders, technology executives, researchers, investors and policymakers to examine how quantum computing and artificial intelligence are changing national security, health care, finance and other critical industries. The one-day conference will […]
Four Quantum Companies Sign-on to New Mexico’s Open-Access Quantum Network
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Four leading quantum companies have selected New Mexico’s ABQ-Net, the only open-access entanglement-based quantum network in the United States, to develop and validate next-generation security technologies. Launched through support from the New Mexico Technology and Innovation Office, ABQ-Net is part of the state’s over $450 million investment in quantum company […]
Quantum Machine-Learning Design Targets Training And Scaling Barriers
Insider Brief A proposed quantum machine-learning framework could make larger quantum neural networks easier to train while preserving computations that are difficult for conventional computers to reproduce. The study, posted on the arXiv preprint server, presents two quantum-circuit designs intended to address several problems that have limited efforts to use quantum computers for machine learning. […]
EigenQ Appoints Mark Pecen as Vice Chairman and Alexander Truskovsky as CISO
Insider Brief Press release – EigenQ, Inc. (“EigenQ” or the “Company”), a quantum technology company developing hardware and software solutions spanning post-quantum cryptography, quantum random number generation, and hardware-rooted quantum-safe infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Mark Pecen as Vice Chairman and the promotion of Alexander Truskovsky to Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The appointments […]
Guest Post — Beyond Silicon: How AI Is Accelerating the Next Era of Computing
Guest Post By Ian Foley The biggest story in AI may not be AI at all. It may be the growing realization that silicon is running out of road. The remarkable progress of AI over the past few years has relied largely on brute force, demanding ever more silicon, electricity and infrastructure to keep the […]
ZuriQ Raises $25.5 Million to Scale Two-Dimensional Trapped-Ion Quantum Processors
Insider Brief Press release – ZuriQ, a Swiss quantum computing company spun out of ETH Zürich, today announced it has raised $25.5 million in seed funding to scale its trapped-ion quantum processors. The round builds on the company’s $4.2 million pre-seed round in 2025 and is led by Quantonation, with participation from Forward.one, Extantia, Firgun Ventures, and all previous […]
Quantinuum to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on August 11
Insider Brief Press release – Quantinuum Inc. (Nasdaq: QNT) (“Quantinuum“) today announced it will release its financial results for the second quarter (ending on June 30, 2026) after market close on August 11, 2026. Quantinuum will host a conference call at 5:00 PM Eastern time that same day to discuss its financial results. The call will […]
Hong Kong Banks Face Long Road to Quantum Security, White Paper Finds
Insider Brief Uncertain. Uneven. Unready. Hong Kong’s banking sector has begun preparing for quantum computing, but most institutions remain in the early stages of protecting their systems against future quantum-enabled cyber threats, according to a new white paper supported by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). The report concludes that awareness of quantum computing is […]